{"data":{"id":"us-il/725-ilcs-5-115-14","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"725 ILCS 5/115-14","heading":"Witness Competency.","body":"(a) Every person, irrespective of age, is qualified to be a witness and no person is disqualified to testify to any matter, except as provided in subsection (b).\n(b) A person is disqualified to be a witness if he or she is:\n(1) Incapable of expressing himself or herself concerning the matter so as to be understood, either directly or through interpretation by one who can understand him or her; or\n(2) Incapable of understanding the duty of a witness to tell the truth.\n(c) A party may move the court prior to a witness' testimony being received in evidence, requesting that the court make a determination if a witness is competent to testify. The hearing shall be conducted outside the presence of the jury and the burden of proof shall be on the moving party.","path":["CHAPTER 725 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1966\u0026ChapterID=54\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:42Z","sha256":"5a1c3eab7cdec5dd79182c4d911eef9fac0189b6d98d404f506c4d0c047a8405","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/725-ilcs-5-115-13","next":"us-il/725-ilcs-5-115-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}